NJ Health Screening Mandates 

New Jersey School Health Screenings Include: 

Kindergarten - Height, Weight, Vision, Hearing and Blood Pressure 

First Grade - Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, and Hearing 

Second Grade - Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Vision, and Hearing 

Third Grade - Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, and Hearing 

Fourth Grade - Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, and Vision 

Fifth Grade - Height, Weight, and Blood Pressure 

Sixth Grade - Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, and Vision 

Scoliosis Screening - Fifth Grade - Permission Slip will be sent home prior to this particular screening 

Saddle Brook Board of Education - District Regulation 5310 - Health Services  

H. Health Screenings  (N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.2(l))

The Board of Education shall ensure that students receive health screenings in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.2(l).

1. Screening for height, weight, and blood pressure shall be conducted annually for each student in Kindergarten through grade twelve.

2. Screening for visual acuity shall be conducted biennially for students in Kindergarten through grade ten.

3. Screening for auditory acuity shall be conducted annually for students in Kindergarten through grade three and in grades seven and eleven, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:40-4.

4. Screening for scoliosis shall be conducted biennially for students between the ages of ten and eighteen, pursuant to N.J.S.A.   18A:40-4.3.

5. Screenings shall be conducted by a school physician, school nurse, or other school personnel properly trained.

6. The school district shall notify the parent of any student suspected of deviation from the recommended standard.

7. The school nurse or designee shall screen to ensure hearing aids worn by students who are deaf and/or hard of hearing are functioning properly.  The school nurse or designee will ensure any FM hearing aid systems in classrooms or any school equipment in the school building used to assist students to hear, are functioning properly.